RCL Reflection, 7th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, July 8, 2018
We need to see prophets and prophetic voices as gifts among us as the messengers of God that they are. Even if you don’t feel that God is calling you to be a prophet, you may be called to speak a prophetic word or take action. Are you willing to steward your voice, hands, feet, and heart to do the hard, holy work to which God invites you? (Photo: zeevveez, Creative Commons)
See, Hear, & Love
Revised Common Lectionary for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7), Year B, June 24, 2018
When you step into the pulpit or lead a group discussion this weekend, take heart. We can do this hard thing, my friends. We can see one another, hear one another, and love one another by the grace of God. Yes, we must speak the truth to power and to one another, we must not allow evil to go unchallenged, but we must do so in love and with compassion and kindness. Only by building relationships can we stand together, only by loving God and neighbor can we live grace-fully. (Photo: Anna Oh, Creative Commons)
How Does God’s Garden Grow?
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 6, Year B, June 17, 2018
How does faith grow? How does the Body of Christ flourish and bear fruit? The answer lies far beyond reason and logic and is found/experienced only while resting in the heart of God. This week’s lessons offer some countercultural (and counterintuitive) ideas on the subject. (Photo: IH, Creative Commons)
Last Place Winners
21st Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary Reflection, Year B October 18, 2015 For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 Service with a smile! All right, we sort of expect that, and it’s nice when it happens. Well, how about […]
Missing the Point
Lectionary Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B September 20, 2015 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Mark 9:32 Have you ever labored long and hard to make an important point and then been completely misunderstood by your intended audience? If you have, you […]
Bread, Water, and Signs of God
Lectionary Reflection for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 29, 2012
Where do you see signs of Jesus in your daily life? Start simple. Think small. Even bread and water can point you to God.
God from the Inside Out
Lectionary Reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 25, 2012
The words of Jeremiah offer profound hope for Christians seeking to walk as disciples in this world. We are God’s people. God knows us and is deeply imprinted on our hearts. (Photo by fradaveccs used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)